CMOS image sensor technology has been the big growth story in this market in recent years. Streamlined innovation is key as it is a market that required rapid response to shifting demand. ISE2011 Director, Robert Stead, interviews Jérôme Baron, Leader - MEMS and Sensor Manufacturing at market analysts Yole Developpement:

Q: Please briefly describe Yole Developpement's involvement with the image sensors industry. 
As a market research and strategy consulting company active in the MEMS & Sensor markets since 1998, it was quite straightforward for our company to extend our investigations to the area of CMOS image sensors, which has grown fast recently to become by far the biggest sensor market today.

Q: What do you see at the big growth applications over the next 5-10 years?
Image sensors are today part of our everyday life: from cell-phone cameras, to notebook webcams, digital cameras, video camcorders to security & surveillance systems. In the future, higher added value markets will become more and more important, such as sensors for medical applications, automotive safety features but also gaming as it was recently demonstrated for the
first time by Microsoft with its Kinect module...

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